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Letter from David L. Swain to William A.
Graham, January 16, 1861: Electronic Edition. Swain, David L. (David Lowry), 1801-1868Funding from the University Library, University of North
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William A. Graham Papers (#285), Southern
Historical Collection, University of North Carolina at Chapel HillLetter from David L. Swain to William A.
Graham, January 16, 1861David Swain4 pages, 5 page images1861Call number 285 (Southern Historical
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Letter from
David L. Swain to
William A. Graham,
January 16, 1861Chapel Hill,16 Jan. 1861My dear Sir,

I have delivered to
MrCoats, the order
made by the committee at our last meeting, and received from him the enclosed
check for
Henderson's work, which he says will be paid upon
presentation.

I passed with him through all the rooms in our new edifices and
pointed out small defacements here and there which he promises to make good. I
called his attention to omissions, specified in the contract, especially
balustrades and outside doors which in the progress of the work we concluded to
dispose with. He admitted the fairness of the claim but insisted, that extra
work for which he made no charge had been performed to a muchlarger amount. The enclosed paper which you will
please peruse together with this note, exhibits his view of the particulars in
which he regards himself, as having exceeded as well as fallen short of the
requirements of the contract. He expresses entire willingness, that they shall
balance each other, and renders the schedule simply to satisfy us that he has
done us in the aggregate entire justice.

I was not present the evening before commencement, when the
agreement was made about the belfry and supposed his bid, to have been
$1000. He insisted that it was $1125 and delivered the enclosed
drawing and memorandum in evidence. I told him that I would transmit both
papers to you, and reserve all questionsconnected
with them, until the time his last payment shall fall due.

I am grieved to state that
Prof Charles Phillips, who was just recovering from an attack
of inflammatory rheumatism, was on Sunday evening prostrated with the gravel.
The Dr supposes that the calculus is passing through the
kidney. I hope and pray for a favorable terminate, but he is the object of deep
and anxious solicitude to his friends.

Yours very sincerely,D. L.
SwainHon. W. A. Graham

Variations from Contract University BuildingsChapel,
North CarolinaJany 11th 1861DrCr1400 Superficient feet of Balustrade @ 12½ c175.00184 feet plain do wings @ 12½ c23.00700 feet prepaired & fixed in part and taken down again
@ 8 c56.0016 Bolts 1½ x 43 feet long best refined American iron 2200
lbs @ 10½ c231.00125 lbs of Cast iron plates @ 5 c7.25Labour fixing Strain Bolts at each Building $3060.00Extra Braces to support roofs in each Building
$2550.00Eight Outside doors @ $15 each120.00Materials for Eight doors all prepaired and fitted to its
proper length and partly framed. Average Labour & damage $6
each48.00Difference of Glass between 1st &
2nd quality29.28Difference on Painting Libraries $25 each50.00Rostrums Society Halls $50 each100.00Frescoing in Society Halls $100 each200.00Extras on Plaster Paris Caps instead of wood in each Hall
$2550.00Venetian Shades in Both Halls72.00Cash paid to the parties that made them to take them off my
hands per order36.00700 Leanate feet of Base Course on Both buildings525.003200 Cub feet of Storm Work in East Building @ 25
c800.00Carved work over door in Society Halls60.0024 Extra Ventilators @ 50 c12.00$2364.53$390.00

Whole Expense Complete—$1125.00South Building ¼ to one foot[Plan of Belfry on South Building]